A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What are your friend's worries
or struggles?
What are they looking for?
Deeply understanding what it is
that is troubling them
is the first step towards
being able to encourage them.
Don't try to rush things,
be sincere and consistent in your efforts..
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law, our Buddha nature being summoned, will invariably emerge. The Buddha nature of Brahmā and Shakra, being called, will protect us, and the Buddha nature of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas, being summoned, will rejoice."
(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 887)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, October 11th, 2018
Friday, October 12th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin repeatedly stresses the importance of courage, writing: 'Nichiren's disciples cannot accomplish anything if they are cowardly' (WND – 1, 481), and 'Have profound faith. A coward cannot have any of their prayers answered' (WND – 1, 1001).
"Courage means conquering fear and cowardice and basing ourselves on deep, resolute faith. That is the way of a great champion in life."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, (33) To My Dear Friends of the Youth Division-Part1 [of 5], Champions Stand Alone with Firm Faith, from the January 2018 issue of Daibyaku-renge, translation released Sep. 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TOMO GA NANINI NAYANDE IRUNOKA.
NANI O MOTOMETE IRUNOKA.
SORE O FUKAKU SHIRU KOTOGA
HAGEMASHI NO DAIIPPO DA.
ASERAZU JIMICHINI SEIJITSU NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KUCHI NI MYOHO O YOBI TATEMATSUREBA WAGAMI NO BUSSHO MO YOBARETE KANARAZU ARAWARE TAMO BONNO TAISHAKU NO BUSSHO WA YOBARETE WARERA O MAMORI TAMO BUTSU BOSATSU NO BUSSHO WA YOBARETE YOROKOBI TAMO"
(Gosho Zenshu page 557)
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from there on it is all automatic!
ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
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